The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1887-12-10


of last week at the West End, at the
American House, when young man
named Eli Hutchinson was cleaning a
Winchester rifle. He had as he sup
posed, removed all cartridges, but one
was left in. While in the process of
cleaning he used small cane for a
wiping stick, and this was in the gan
when the fatal moment arrived
While holding the lock i'll one hand
and cleaning some part of ii with the
other, the thumb slipped from the
hammer, the gun was discharged and
just iii time to hit a young man nam
Ell Gordon Pollock, who at that NOM
ent entered the room. The ball
entered Mr.. Pollock's right breast
while the wiping rod broke and in
ficted two other bad bat not fatal
wounds. The ball penetrated the
body and penetrated the lungs and
did the fatal work. The young
man lived until Sunday noon, and
then quietly passed away. He was a
brother of Mrs. Geo. Mason of this
town, but native of Canada, whittier
his remains were taken for burial.
The Corners jury found in accordance
with the above facts.
The second case was that which oc-
Cured ont on the \. i. road east Of
town, at Blackberry station. John
Duncan and Jacob Bradley were
workmen in the Kennedy camp near
there, and Thomas Nephews is farm
CT who lives on claim near by The
two former were out looking for sleigh
crooks, AMI having found one Brad
ley commenced TO dig it up. while
Nr. Duncan went on to find another
Mr.. Nephews was out looking for i
bear that had been visiting the neigh
borhood for several days, and just
catching sight Of the moving form in
the bushes, he fired upon it, thinking he
had found his game, but was surprised
when lie found that his supposed bear
was fellow man, whom he had killed
instantly, the ball haying passed thro'
his head. Bradley wore dark rough
coat and cap, and being bent oyer
working at the root Of the tree, the
mistake was partly excusable, though
no man should shoot until he is
sure Of what game he is shooting at
The corpse accompanied by Mr.. Ne
phews anG others from the camp came
in on the Ashland train, and the Cor
oner held an inquest that afternoon,
the prisoner being discharged, it being
plain that it was bat another of those
horrible accidents in which no one
was to blame. The dead man was
about 70 years Of age, Cana Ian,
and had been GU here about six
weeks john 7. Nohre, cousin, who
came out here with him, took the
remains back to AroIay, ?. @, his
home, for burial.
The tair,l accident Of this f,teful
day occurred in the railroad yard
and near the dock of the Lehish Com
paav. when a }:r. Thomas Neville,
!.:.e of Buffalo, \. Y, laborcr at
the c,ai dock, sometime in the fore
noon attempted to climb onto Il NOV
ing train, was caught between the ear
he was on and car Oh another track
and crushed to death. 1t was easily
proven that the man was entirely out
OF his place, and also in a place he
had no business to be IN, and was try
ing to get on to moving train simply
for ride, and that no one but himself
was 20 blame for the dreadful accident,
the Coroner did not deem it necessary
to hold an inquest. The man was
about - years of age and supposed to
he single. This makes the most
tragic day in our history, and We
trust we MAJ meyer be called upon to
record such another.